April 1, 2002
Dennis Armstrong
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-2468
RELEASE: 29-02
NOTICE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: MISSION STS-110 WEB COVERAGE EVENTS SET
Kennedy Space Center's web coverage events have been set for the
launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-110, scheduled for
launch April 4.
The KSC Direct! webcast will feature three special guests: Space
Shuttle expert Jon Cowart, Space Station expert Joe Delai, and a
Photosynthesis Experiment System Testing Operation (PESTO) science
experiment expert, Dr. Gary Stutte. Viewers will see informative
programming highlighting the objectives of mission STS-110, as well
as the crew and payloads. During the program, our featured guests
will answer questions submitted to the KSC Direct! Question Board
from space enthusiasts around the world. The KSC Direct! home page is
now available at http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/KSCDirect/index.htm.
In addition to KSC Direct!, KSC's Live Launch Countdown site will
provide downloadable video clips of pre-launch and launch day events.
The videos will be available in RealMedia format in two sizes for
users with 56K modems or Cable/broadband connections. The Live Launch
Countdown site also features real-time updating as milestones occur
during the countdown, keeping site visitors informed with the very
latest news.
Those who would like to test their knowledge of the STS-110 mission,
crew and payloads, are invited to take the STS-110 Mission Quiz. The
first 25 players to achieve a perfect score will receive an official
VIP visitor packet that includes a crew photo and mission patch.
STS-110 WEB COVERAGE SCHEDULE (all times are EST)
L-3 Days - Monday, Apr. 1
4 p.m. - STS-110 Mission Quiz starts
http://pao.ksc.nasa.gov/ksctrivia/index.cfm
Live Countdown Coverage site is activated
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/sts110/index.htm
KSC Direct! Question Board opens
http://webcast.ksc.nasa.gov
L-2 Days and L-1 Day
Video of STS-110 events occurring prior to launch day will be posted
to the Live Countdown Coverage site as they become available.
L-0 Day - Launch Day, Thursday, Apr. 4
3 hours prior to launch - Live Countdown Coverage begins
Approx. 2 hours prior to launch - KSC Direct! live webcast begins
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/KSCDirect/index.htm
Shortly after launch - KSC Direct! live Q&A session begins
Approx. 1 hour after launch - KSC Direct! live webcast concludes
For the exact time of the start of KSC Direct! programming, please
check the live webcast page above on launch day.
Although coverage events mentioned do not begin until three days prior
to launch, the Shuttle Countdown Online page
(http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown) was activated shortly
after the landing of STS-109 and always serves as a starting point
for KSC's mission coverage.
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